Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Doherty has come forward with nothing of substance. All he tries to do is exploit the situation and make it sound like he has something to offer when he has nothing to offer. I have seen no proposal from the Deputy on the hook and line fishery for pollock. He has done nothing other than try to exploit the situation. That is the reality we see from him on many issues. I explained the situation there. I explained that I designated 11 piers and seven of these are in Donegal. To have a UK-registered vessel, the owner and operator of the vessel needs to be addressed and based in Northern Ireland. I believe the system I put in place and the seven ports I designated in Donegal are meeting the needs there at the moment. We put the resources in place for that. We responded very promptly to address the particular need caused by Brexit and the new regulations that came in place after that.

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